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Cases - Noun Declension

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Cases (Przypadki)

Noun Declension

Adjective Declension

Nominative Case (Mianownik)

Genitive Case (Dopełniacz)

Nouns Declension

Adjectives Declension

Dative Case (Celownik)

Accusative Case (Biernik)

Instrumental Case (Narzędnik)

Locative Case (Miejscownik)

Vocative Case (Wołacz)

Cases after Verbs

Cases after Prepositions

Nouns (Rzeczowniki)

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Genitive Case (Dopełniacz) - Masculine Singular Nouns

Masculine singular nouns in the Genitive Case take the following endings:

	Masculine Singular Genitive Case
Endings	u	a

Practice in Noun Declinator

Some masculine nouns use feminine endings.

Some nouns may have irregularities in their stem during declension.

Orthography rule

The
u
ending usage

Used with inanimate nouns.

There are many exceptions which use the

ending even if the noun is inanimate. For more information check the comment about

ending.

Examples

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
dom	domu	a house
las	lasu	a forest
telefon	telefonu	a phone
budynek	budynku	a building
cukier	cukru	sugar
samochód	samochodu	a car
krąg	kręgu	a ring
zamek	zamku	a castle

The
a
ending usage

Used with animate nouns.

There are many inanimate nouns that also use this ending. Especially nouns that belong to these categories listed below might use it:

names of body parts
names of cities
names of dances
names of brand names
names of months
names of currencies
names of measures
names of flowers
names of fruits
names of vegetables
names of trees
names of nuts
names of space objects
names of tech devices
names of sports
names of serially produced food
names of many household items (pots, containers, tools, implements, etc.)
names of clothes or parts of clothes
nouns ending in
ć
ń
c
rz
ż
unless they name abstractions or substances
many nouns ending in
ak
yk
ik
ek
,
many nouns ending in
er
or
,

There are also nouns that don't belong to any particular category but also use this ending. You must memorize these exceptions.

The list of rules prepared with the help of the book "A Grammar of Contemporary Polish" by Oscar E. Swan.

Examples

Animate nouns

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
kot	kota	a cat
ogrodnik	ogrodnika	a gardener
pracownik	pracownika	a worker
słoń	słonia	an elephant
lew	lwa	a lion
pies	psa	a dog
bóbr	bobra	a beaver
mąż	męża	a husband
wół	wołu	an ox
bawół	bawołu	a buffalo

Nouns listed in the categories above

names of body parts

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
brzuch	brzucha	a belly, a stomach
palec	palca	a finger
nos	nosa	a nose
kciuk	kciuka	a thumb

names of cities

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
Kraków	Krakowa	Krakow
Wrocław	Wrocławia	Wroclaw
Gdańsk	Gdańska	Gdansk

names of dances

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
walc	walca	waltz (dance name)
polonez	poloneza	polonaise (dance name)
oberek	oberka	oberek (dance name)

names of brand names

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
Mercedes	Mercedesa	a Mercedes
Ford	Forda	a Ford
Opel	Opla	an Opel
Asus	Asusa	an Asus
Samsung	Samsunga	a Samsung

names of months

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
styczeń	stycznia	January
maj	maja	May
czerwiec	czerwca	June
lipiec	lipca	July

names of currencies

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
dolar	dolara	a dollar
funt	funta	a pound
jen	jena	a yen

names of measures

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
metr	metra	a meter
kilogram	kilograma	a kilogram
litr	litra	a liter

names of flowers

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
żonkil	żonkila	a daffodil
tulipan	tulipana	a tulip
fiołek	fiołka	a violet
krokus	krokusa	a crocus
irys	irysa	an iris

names of fruits

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
banan	banana	a banana
ananas	ananasa	a pineapple

names of vegetables

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
ogórek	ogórka	a cucumber
pomidor	pomidora	a tomato
brokuł	brokuła	broccoli
ziemniak	ziemniaka	a potato
burak	buraka	a beetroot

names of trees

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
orzech	orzecha	walnut
kasztanowiec	kasztanowca	horse chestnut
świerk	świerka	spruce

names of nuts

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
migdał	migdała	almond
kasztan	kasztana	a chestnut
nerkowiec	nerkowca	cashew

names of space objects

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
Saturn	Saturna	Saturn
Jowisz	Jowisza	Jupiter
Mars	Marsa	Mars
Księżyc	Księżyca	the Moon

names of tech devices

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
monitor	monitora	a monitor
komputer	komputera	a computer
głośnik	głośnika	a loudspeaker
laptop	laptopa	a laptop
telewizor	telewizora	a television
pilot	pilota	a remote control
odtwarzacz	odtwarzacza	a player

names of sports

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
badminton	badmintona	badminton
golf	golfa	golf
tenis	tenisa	tennis
hokej	hokeja	hockey

names of serially produced food

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
gofr	gofra	a waffle
hamburger	hamburgera	a hamburger
hotdog	hotdoga	a hotdog
cukierek	cukierka	a candy

names of many household items (pots, containers, tools, implements, etc.)

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
ołówek	ołówka	a pencil
klucz	klucza	a key
zegarek	zegarka	a watch
gwóźdź	gwoździa	a nail
kabel	kabla	a cable
kubek	kubka	a cup
otwieracz	otwieracza	an opener
worek	worka	a bag
garnek	garnka	a pot
talerz	talerza	a plate
parasol	parasola	a parasol

names of clothes or parts of clothes

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
guzik	guzika	a button
szalik	szalika	a scarf
but	buta	a shoe
pasek	paska	a belt
płaszcz	płaszcza	a coat

nouns ending in
ć
ń
c
rz
ż
unless they name abstractions or substances

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
liść	liścia	a leaf
kamień	kamienia	a stone
koc	koca	a blanket
komentarz	komentarza	a comment
krzyż	krzyża	a cross

nouns nouns ending in
ak
yk
ik
ek

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
wieszak	wieszaka	a hanger
kamyk	kamyka	a pebble
równik	równika	the equator
kawałek	kawałka	a piece

nouns ending in
er
or

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
mikser	miksera	a blender
komputer	komputera	a computer
monitor	monitora	a monitor
telewizor	telewizora	a TV

Examples of nouns that must be memorized. They are inanimate and don't belong to any of the categories listed above.

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
kij	kija	a stick
pech	pecha	bad luck
papieros	papierosa	a cigarette
wiersz	wiersza	a poem
kac	kaca	hangover
portfel	portfela	a wallet
zamek	zamka	a lock

Practice in Noun Declinator

Genitive Case (Dopełniacz) - Masculine Plural Nouns

Genitive Case (Dopełniacz) - Nouns Declension

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After reading this book you will be able to decline any noun in the Polish language. This book also contains exercises with answers, which will help you practice what you learn.

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Masculine singular nouns in the Genitive Case take the following endings:

	Masculine Singular Genitive Case
Endings	u	a

Practice in Noun Declinator

Some masculine nouns use feminine endings.

Some nouns may have irregularities in their stem during declension.

Orthography rule

The
u
ending usage

Used with inanimate nouns.

There are many exceptions which use the

ending even if the noun is inanimate. For more information check the comment about

ending.

Examples

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
dom	domu	a house
las	lasu	a forest
telefon	telefonu	a phone
budynek	budynku	a building
cukier	cukru	sugar
samochód	samochodu	a car
krąg	kręgu	a ring
zamek	zamku	a castle

The
a
ending usage

Used with animate nouns.

There are many inanimate nouns that also use this ending. Especially nouns that belong to these categories listed below might use it:

names of body parts
names of cities
names of dances
names of brand names
names of months
names of currencies
names of measures
names of flowers
names of fruits
names of vegetables
names of trees
names of nuts
names of space objects
names of tech devices
names of sports
names of serially produced food
names of many household items (pots, containers, tools, implements, etc.)
names of clothes or parts of clothes
nouns ending in
ć
ń
c
rz
ż
unless they name abstractions or substances
many nouns ending in
ak
yk
ik
ek
,
many nouns ending in
er
or
,

There are also nouns that don't belong to any particular category but also use this ending. You must memorize these exceptions.

The list of rules prepared with the help of the book "A Grammar of Contemporary Polish" by Oscar E. Swan.

Examples

Animate nouns

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
kot	kota	a cat
ogrodnik	ogrodnika	a gardener
pracownik	pracownika	a worker
słoń	słonia	an elephant
lew	lwa	a lion
pies	psa	a dog
bóbr	bobra	a beaver
mąż	męża	a husband
wół	wołu	an ox
bawół	bawołu	a buffalo

Nouns listed in the categories above

names of body parts

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
brzuch	brzucha	a belly, a stomach
palec	palca	a finger
nos	nosa	a nose
kciuk	kciuka	a thumb

names of cities

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
Kraków	Krakowa	Krakow
Wrocław	Wrocławia	Wroclaw
Gdańsk	Gdańska	Gdansk

names of dances

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
walc	walca	waltz (dance name)
polonez	poloneza	polonaise (dance name)
oberek	oberka	oberek (dance name)

names of brand names

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
Mercedes	Mercedesa	a Mercedes
Ford	Forda	a Ford
Opel	Opla	an Opel
Asus	Asusa	an Asus
Samsung	Samsunga	a Samsung

names of months

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
styczeń	stycznia	January
maj	maja	May
czerwiec	czerwca	June
lipiec	lipca	July

names of currencies

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
dolar	dolara	a dollar
funt	funta	a pound
jen	jena	a yen

names of measures

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
metr	metra	a meter
kilogram	kilograma	a kilogram
litr	litra	a liter

names of flowers

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
żonkil	żonkila	a daffodil
tulipan	tulipana	a tulip
fiołek	fiołka	a violet
krokus	krokusa	a crocus
irys	irysa	an iris

names of fruits

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
banan	banana	a banana
ananas	ananasa	a pineapple

names of vegetables

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
ogórek	ogórka	a cucumber
pomidor	pomidora	a tomato
brokuł	brokuła	broccoli
ziemniak	ziemniaka	a potato
burak	buraka	a beetroot

names of trees

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
orzech	orzecha	walnut
kasztanowiec	kasztanowca	horse chestnut
świerk	świerka	spruce

names of nuts

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
migdał	migdała	almond
kasztan	kasztana	a chestnut
nerkowiec	nerkowca	cashew

names of space objects

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
Saturn	Saturna	Saturn
Jowisz	Jowisza	Jupiter
Mars	Marsa	Mars
Księżyc	Księżyca	the Moon

names of tech devices

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
monitor	monitora	a monitor
komputer	komputera	a computer
głośnik	głośnika	a loudspeaker
laptop	laptopa	a laptop
telewizor	telewizora	a television
pilot	pilota	a remote control
odtwarzacz	odtwarzacza	a player

names of sports

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
badminton	badmintona	badminton
golf	golfa	golf
tenis	tenisa	tennis
hokej	hokeja	hockey

names of serially produced food

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
gofr	gofra	a waffle
hamburger	hamburgera	a hamburger
hotdog	hotdoga	a hotdog
cukierek	cukierka	a candy

names of many household items (pots, containers, tools, implements, etc.)

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
ołówek	ołówka	a pencil
klucz	klucza	a key
zegarek	zegarka	a watch
gwóźdź	gwoździa	a nail
kabel	kabla	a cable
kubek	kubka	a cup
otwieracz	otwieracza	an opener
worek	worka	a bag
garnek	garnka	a pot
talerz	talerza	a plate
parasol	parasola	a parasol

names of clothes or parts of clothes

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
guzik	guzika	a button
szalik	szalika	a scarf
but	buta	a shoe
pasek	paska	a belt
płaszcz	płaszcza	a coat

nouns ending in
ć
ń
c
rz
ż
unless they name abstractions or substances

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
liść	liścia	a leaf
kamień	kamienia	a stone
koc	koca	a blanket
komentarz	komentarza	a comment
krzyż	krzyża	a cross

nouns nouns ending in
ak
yk
ik
ek

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
wieszak	wieszaka	a hanger
kamyk	kamyka	a pebble
równik	równika	the equator
kawałek	kawałka	a piece

nouns ending in
er
or

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
mikser	miksera	a blender
komputer	komputera	a computer
monitor	monitora	a monitor
telewizor	telewizora	a TV

Examples of nouns that must be memorized. They are inanimate and don't belong to any of the categories listed above.

Masculine Singular Nominative Case	Masculine Singular Genitive Case	English
kij	kija	a stick
pech	pecha	bad luck
papieros	papierosa	a cigarette
wiersz	wiersza	a poem
kac	kaca	hangover
portfel	portfela	a wallet
zamek	zamka	a lock

Practice in Noun Declinator

Grammar

Genitive Case (Dopełniacz) - Masculine Singular Nouns

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Grammar

Genitive Case (Dopełniacz) - Masculine Singular Nouns

The u ending usage

The a ending usage

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Cases - Noun Declension

The u ending usage

The a ending usage

The
u
ending usage

The
a
ending usage

The
u
ending usage

The
a
ending usage